[ASA] Australia day honours

[Virginia Kilborn]

Dear ASA community,


I'm pleased to let you know that 2 people from the Australian Astronomical community have been awarded an Order of Australia award this year: Dr Owen Bruce Slee was posthumously awarded an AM (Member of the Order of Australia), and Professor Malcolm Walter was awarded an AM (Member of the Order of Australia). The awards recognise longstanding service to the fields of radio astronomy and astrobiology respectively - and importantly in both cases, their mentorship to younger members of the community. The full citations are listed below.


Kind regards,

Virginia Kilborn

President, ASA


MEMBER (AM) IN THE GENERAL DIVISION OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA Australia Day 2017

The late Dr Owen Bruce SLEE, (WEF 29 January 2016) Late of Turramurra NSW 2074 For significant service to science, particularly in the field of radio astronomy, as a researcher, author and mentor of young scientists. Service includes: Honorary Research Associate, Astronomy and Space Sciences, CSIRO, ongoing and Technical Assistant, Division of Radiophysics, (then) Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIRO), 1946-1989. Adjunct Professor, Centre for Astronomy, James Cook University, 2005-2012. Foundation Member, Astronomical Society of Australia and Retired Fellow.



MEMBER (AM) IN THE GENERAL DIVISION OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA Australia Day 2017

Professor Malcolm Ross WALTER, 61/32 Carabella Street, Kirribilli NSW 2061 For significant service to science in the field of astrobiology as an author, academic, educator and mentor. Service includes: Founding Director, Australian Centre for Astrobiology, University of New South Wales, 2008-2012 (formerly located at Macquarie University, 2001-2008). Co-investigator, Foundations of Complex Life, MIT NASA Astrobiology Team, current. Executive Council Member, Astrobiology Institute, NASA, current. Australian Academy of Science: Observer, National Committee for Space and Radio Science, since 2014. Member, National Committee for Space Science, 2005-2008. Member, Japan Bilateral Exchange Committee, since 2013. Member, MUSES-C Task Force (responsible for Australian involvement in the Hayabusa Spacecraft Mission in 2005). Fellow, since 2004. Research Associate, Australian Museum, Sydney, since 1993 and Recipient, Eureka Prize, 2005. Curator, 'Centenary of Federation Space Exploration', National Museum of Australia, and 'To Mars and Beyond: Search for the Origins of Life', 2001-2002. Vice-Chair, Terminal Proterozoic Eon, International Commission on Stratigraphy, 2000's. Author, 'The Search for Life on Mars', Allen and Unwin, 1999. Member, Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia. Former Chair, ACT Division, Geological Society of Australia and Fellow, since 2005. Acting Chief, Bureau of Mineral Resources (now Geoscience Australia), 1989 and Senior Principal Research Scientist, 1980-1989. Director, M.R. Walter Pty Ltd, since 1989. Director, Bass Becking Geobiological Laboratory, 1980-1987.



Prof. Virginia Kilborn
Chair, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Centre for Astrophysics & Supercomputing
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology
Swinburne University of Technology
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